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EXODUS: THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE is an interactive exhibit that allows you to experience the story of Exodus like NEVER BEFORE because you NEVER PAID ATTENTION to all those seders your parents forced you to sit through while Jacob Feldstein dropped GEFILTE FISH down the BACK OF YOUR SHIRT.

Opening just in time for Passover, our curated journey will TRANSPORT YOU to the Egypt of the Pharaohs. Toil relentlessly under the BURNING SUN. Sleep on a ROCK PILLOW. Suffer the incessant blistering rash of BODY LICE.

By RootsAction Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg helped to end the Vietnam War when he bravely provided the Pentagon Papers to media outlets in 1971. Ever since then, he has been a tireless and inspiring advocate for peace and prevention of nuclear war.

Welcome to my Wednesday Blog. And it’s time for another ambition fulfilled. Weird Tales #367 I’m proud to say I have a story in a forthcoming issue of that most renowned of genre magazines, Weird Tales, which is 100 years old this month. Not only that, but I share the issue with Christopher Golden and […]

One problem with covering Covid right now is that it’s becoming harder and harder to get good stats, because governments want to pretend it’s over. In Canada, the best reporting provincial government is Quebec, so we’ll look at that and I’m quite sure this is effectively the picture everywhere, though the bumps may not synchronize. The important line is the orange one, that’s excess mortality. It’s over 35%. And these numbers are a known understatement.

Already dealing with rate and energy hikes, Meloni government eliminates two programs that were effectively providing stimulus just as Italy becomes country with lowest employment rate in the bloc. Now billions of EU recovery funds are at stake too. 

The Nordic state's accession into NATO was Tuesday’s most significant and historic event — by far.

The post When Finland Matters More Than Donald Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

Some ideas for how to dial down your political hostility.

I’ve written a book chapter on subsidized rental housing and homelessness under Alberta’s first UCP government. My ‘top 5’ overview of the chapter is available here: https://nickfalvo.ca/subsidized-rental-housing-and-homelessness-under-albertas-first-ucp-government/

Four years ago, the Finnish left was content. For decades, Finland had been ruled by governments who, in the name of efficiency and globalisation, slowly but steadily chipped away at the framework of labour negotiations, state ownership and indicative planning that underpinned the welfare state. The social and health care system was creaking and weariness […]

Rishi Sunak's new list of green announcements merely shows how far the UK has fallen behind other nations on reaching Net Zero, reports Thomas Perrett

My son’s language is made of a bundle of sounds that do not exist in the Spanish that we speak around the Río de la Plata. He repeats syllables he himself invented, he alternates them with onomatopoeias, guttural sounds, and high-pitched shouts. It is an expressive, singing language. I wrote this on Twitter at 6:30 […]

Are you there God? It’s me, Moses. We’re fleeing Egypt today. I’m so scared, God. I’ve never lived anywhere but here. Well, except for when I ran to Midian after killing that guy. But the desert? Suppose I can’t stand the heat? What if all the Israelites hate me? Please help me, God. Don’t let the sand get in my peach fuzz. That would be so embarrassing. Also, it would be nice if you helped me develop some awesome abs so I look like a strong leader. Thank you.

I have an important question, God. Do you think I should wear socks with my sandals? Aaron says no one wears socks with sandals, especially in the desert. Zipporah, who I’m going steady with, says I should definitely wear socks because I always get blisters when I don’t wear them, and she doesn’t want to hear me complain later. Help me figure this out, God.

Just 50,000 out of an estimated two million voters without ID have applied for the new 'free' voter identification certificate ahead of England's local elections

Ajamu Baraka joins Lee Camp to discuss how the media demonizes enemies of the US empire, the US military’s global command structure, neocolonial behavior, and the white supremacy inherent to its hegemony.

The post How The Global South Has Risen in The Face of US Sabotage with Ajamu Baraka appeared first on MintPress News.

For Americans, admitting that people in other parts of the world have and want different things from what they have and want can, in its subtle way, be devastating to their view of the world.

The post Patrick Lawrence: The Happiness of Others appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Blinken says he wanted to 'thank' Putin for giving Finland a reason to join NATO by invading Ukraine.

The post Finland Formally Joins NATO, Doubling Alliance’s Border With Russia appeared first on scheerpost.com.

By Jason Kelley and David Greene / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The recently introduced RESTRICT Act (S. 686, Sen. Warner and Sen. Thune) rightfully is causing a lot of concern. This bill is being called a “TikTok ban,” but it’s more complicated than that. As we wrote in our initial review of the bill, the RESTRICT […]

The post The Broad, Vague RESTRICT Act Is a Dangerous Substitute for Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Even within the booming anti-union consulting industry, this is an unusually high amount of spending.

The post Filings Reveal Amazon Spent Over $14 Million to Bust Union in 2022 Alone appeared first on scheerpost.com.

The illusion of a cohesive Israel, an Israel that is a miraculous success, exists only in the minds of privileged Israeli and some diaspora Jews. Some European politicians may also believe this to be the case, having been convinced by Jews in their countries. But it was never the case.

The post Netanyahu’s Power Grab Is Shattering the Myth of a United, Democratic Israel appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official under Donald Trump, joins Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain to discuss U.S.-China tensions.

The post China’s Mounting Challenge to U.S. Hegemony appeared first on The Intercept.

For Friedrich Nietzsche, nihilism is a terrible psychological problem – a coping mechanism with deadly consequences

- by Kaitlyn Creasy

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"Trump should be prosecuted for a variety of crimes, committed both as a private citizen and public official," argues Jeremy Scahill. "But if we want to claim that our system is exceptional, then the same fate should be brought to bear on the Bushes, Cheneys, and Kissingers of the world as well."

The post ‘Now Do Bush’: Trump Arraignment Contrasts Typical Immunity for US Leaders appeared first on scheerpost.com.

‘What is love?’ Fleeting glances, missed connections, loss and enduring feelings flicker past in this meditation on love

- by Psyche Film

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Feel like you’re being watched, judged or talked about? These exercises will help you assess the situation and calm your mind

- by Antonella Trotta

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